Week 8
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All | ACC | Big 10 | Big 12 | Big East | Conference USA | Division I-A Independents | Mid-American Conference | MWC | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun Belt Conference | WAC
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Alabama (8 - 0) Schedule: 5.538 (19) | 8.532 8.532  | |||
| 2. Florida (7 - 0) Schedule: 5.236 (28) | 8.014 8.014  | |||
| 3. Virginia Tech  (5 - 2) Schedule: 6.387 (2) | 7.976 7.976  | |||
| 4. TCU  (7 - 0) Schedule: 4.857 (45) | 7.894 7.894  3 | |||
| 5. Texas (7 - 0) Schedule: 4.69 (51) | 7.843 7.843  1 | |||
| 6. Oregon (6 - 1) Schedule: 5.697 (15) | 7.695 7.695  3 | |||
| 7. Southern Cal (6 - 1) Schedule: 5.524 (20) | 7.592 7.592  3 | |||
| 8. Georgia Tech (7 - 1) Schedule: 6.005 (6) | 7.589 7.589  3 | |||
| 9. Boise St (7 - 0) Schedule: 4.494 (63) | 7.577 7.577  4 | |||
| 10. Iowa (8 - 0) Schedule: 5.727 (14) | 7.547 7.547  2 | |||
| 11. Penn State (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.508 (61) | 7.45 7.45  2 | |||
| 12. Cincinnati (7 - 0) Schedule: 4.163 (86) | 7.382 7.382  2 | |||
| 13. Miami FL (5 - 2) Schedule: 6.104 (4) | 7.156 7.156  1 | |||
| 14. Clemson (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.841 (10) | 7.133 7.133  3 | |||
| 15. Arizona (5 - 2) Schedule: 6.019 (5) | 7.076 7.076  1 | |||
| 16. Ohio State (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.9 (44) | 6.92 6.92  1 | |||
| 17. LSU (6 - 1) Schedule: 5.252 (26) | 6.917 6.917  3 | |||
| 18. Oklahoma (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.096 (38) | 6.874 6.874  4 | |||
| 19. Pittsburgh (7 - 1) Schedule: 4.363 (72) | 6.797 6.797  6 | |||
| 20. Stanford (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.24 (27) | 6.762 6.762  1 | |||
| 21. Notre Dame  (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.78 (11) | 6.515 6.515  2 | |||
| 22. California (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.213 (31) | 6.489 6.489  1 | |||
| 23. Utah (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.586 (54) | 6.484 6.484  1 | |||
| 24. Arkansas (3 - 4) Schedule: 6.005 (7) | 6.368 6.368  8 | |||
| 25. Oklahoma St (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.147 (87) | 6.289 6.289  16 | |||
| 26. Mississippi (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.574 (56) | 6.28 6.28  12 | |||
| 27. West Virginia (6 - 1) Schedule: 4.5 (62) | 6.244 6.244  1 | |||
| 28. Oregon St (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.559 (18) | 6.208 6.208  9 | |||
| 29. Tennessee (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.65 (16) | 6.203 6.203  3 | |||
| 30. Fresno St (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.673 (52) | 6.153 6.153  1 | |||
| 31. Nebraska (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.961 (43) | 6.148 6.148  13 | |||
| 32. South Carolina (6 - 2) Schedule: 5.073 (39) | 6.057 6.057  5 | |||
| 33. Florida St (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.866 (9) | 5.982 5.982  2 | |||
| 34. Brigham Young (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.769 (48) | 5.868 5.868  1 | |||
| 35. Boston College (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.215 (30) | 5.863 5.863  10 | |||
| 36. Auburn (5 - 3) Schedule: 5.293 (24) | 5.855 5.855  6 | |||
| 37. Central Michigan (7 - 1) Schedule: 3.695 (109) | 5.791 5.791  7 | |||
| 38. UCLA (3 - 4) Schedule: 6.206 (3) | 5.769 5.769  5 | |||
| 39. Michigan St (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.193 (32) | 5.746 5.746  3 | |||
| 40. Wisconsin (5 - 2) Schedule: 5.38 (23) | 5.742 5.742  | |||
| 41. Houston (6 - 1) Schedule: 3.81 (106) | 5.741 5.741  11 | |||
| 42. Kentucky (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.469 (21) | 5.741 5.741  4 | |||
| 43. Washington (3 - 5) Schedule: 6.564 (1) | 5.724 5.724  7 | |||
| 44. Kansas (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.471 (67) | 5.707 5.707  13 | |||
| 45. Georgia (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.735 (13) | 5.663 5.663  2 | |||
| 46. Michigan (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.787 (47) | 5.631 5.631  12 | |||
| 47. Texas Tech (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.084 (94) | 5.628 5.628  19 | |||
| 48. Iowa St (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.566 (57) | 5.529 5.529  10 | |||
| 49. Connecticut (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.526 (59) | 5.426 5.426  2 | |||
| 50. South Florida (5 - 2) Schedule: 3.973 (101) | 5.387 5.387  11 | |||
| 51. Navy (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.173 (85) | 5.333 5.333  2 | |||
| 52. Virginia (3 - 4) Schedule: 5.431 (22) | 5.312 5.312  4 | |||
| 53. Mississippi St (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.136 (37) | 5.283 5.283  11 | |||
| 54. Air Force (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.173 (84) | 5.228 5.228  1 | |||
| 55. Arizona St (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.467 (68) | 5.206 5.206  6 | |||
| 56. Missouri (4 - 3) Schedule: 5.001 (42) | 5.134 5.134  6 | |||
| 57. Wake Forest (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.052 (40) | 5.118 5.118  5 | |||
| 58. Minnesota (4 - 4) Schedule: 5.578 (17) | 5.028 5.028  1 | |||
| 59. North Carolina (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.585 (55) | 5.012 5.012  4 | |||
| 60. Purdue (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.175 (33) | 4.979 4.979  1 | |||
| 61. Kansas St (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.355 (75) | 4.973 4.973  7 | |||
| 62. Nevada (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.472 (66) | 4.925 4.925  9 | |||
| 63. Troy (5 - 2) Schedule: 4.087 (92) | 4.872 4.872  3 | |||
| 64. Marshall (5 - 3) Schedule: 4.37 (71) | 4.866 4.866  5 | |||
| 65. Texas A&M (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.377 (70) | 4.778 4.778  16 | |||
| 66. Northern Illinois (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.741 (108) | 4.753 4.753  12 | |||
| 67. Idaho (6 - 2) Schedule: 4.083 (95) | 4.748 4.748  10 | |||
| 68. Ohio U. (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.863 (105) | 4.716 4.716  12 | |||
| 69. Tulsa (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.311 (119) | 4.697 4.697  9 | |||
| 70. Temple (5 - 2) Schedule: 3.602 (112) | 4.655 4.655  5 | |||
| 71. Rutgers (5 - 2) Schedule: 3.135 (120) | 4.607 4.607  3 | |||
| 72. Duke (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.067 (96) | 4.557 4.557  2 | |||
| 73. Southern Miss (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.435 (117) | 4.512 4.512  | |||
| 74. Colorado St (3 - 5) Schedule: 5.284 (25) | 4.442 4.442  9 | |||
| 75. Bowling Green (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.84 (46) | 4.291 4.291  3 | |||
| 76. San Diego St (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.476 (65) | 4.243 4.243  10 | |||
| 77. East Carolina (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.045 (98) | 4.194 4.194  1 | |||
| 78. Colorado (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.147 (36) | 4.141 4.141  11 | |||
| 79. North Carolina St (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.238 (81) | 4.056 4.056  1 | |||
| 80. Baylor (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.713 (50) | 4.04 4.04  1 | |||
| 81. Indiana (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.208 (83) | 3.999 3.999  5 | |||
| 82. Western Michigan (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.968 (103) | 3.987 3.987  5 | |||
| 83. Northwestern (5 - 3) Schedule: 3.433 (118) | 3.96 3.96  2 | |||
| 84. San Jose St (1 - 5) Schedule: 5.91 (8) | 3.956 3.956  2 | |||
| 85. Central Florida (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.539 (114) | 3.938 3.938  8 | |||
| 86. Arkansas St (2 - 4) Schedule: 3.968 (102) | 3.93 3.93  6 | |||
| 87. Syracuse (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.719 (49) | 3.859 3.859  4 | |||
| 88. Louisville (2 - 5) Schedule: 5.156 (35) | 3.855 3.855  2 | |||
| 89. UTEP  (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.539 (58) | 3.85 3.85  6 | |||
| 90. SMU (3 - 4) Schedule: 4.597 (53) | 3.783 3.783  7 | |||
| 91. Middle Tennessee St (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.897 (104) | 3.778 3.778  5 | |||
| 92. Kent St (4 - 4) Schedule: 3.638 (111) | 3.709 3.709  9 | |||
| 93. Louisiana-Monroe (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.136 (88) | 3.696 3.696  9 | |||
| 94. Utah St (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.411 (69) | 3.624 3.624  6 | |||
| 95. Louisiana Tech (3 - 4) Schedule: 3.487 (115) | 3.539 3.539  6 | |||
| 96. Wyoming (4 - 3) Schedule: 4.104 (91) | 3.506 3.506  2 | |||
| 97. Maryland (2 - 6) Schedule: 5.009 (41) | 3.491 3.491  2 | |||
| 98. Buffalo (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.086 (93) | 3.438 3.438  | |||
| 99. Florida Atlantic (2 - 4) Schedule: 4.231 (82) | 3.406 3.406  6 | |||
| 100. Toledo (4 - 4) Schedule: 4.289 (77) | 3.311 3.311  13 | |||
| 101. UNLV (3 - 5) Schedule: 4.053 (97) | 3.303 3.303  3 | |||
| 102. Illinois (1 - 6) Schedule: 5.161 (34) | 3.215 3.215  1 | |||
| 103. Louisiana-Lafayette (4 - 3) Schedule: 3.746 (107) | 3.126 3.126  15 | |||
| 104. Vanderbilt (2 - 6) Schedule: 4.135 (89) | 3.103 3.103  5 | |||
| 105. Alabama-Birmingham (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.298 (76) | 2.914 2.914  1 | |||
| 106. Hawai`i (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.48 (64) | 2.913 2.913  1 | |||
| 107. Washington St (1 - 6) Schedule: 5.777 (12) | 2.86 2.86  1 | |||
| 108. North Texas (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.355 (74) | 2.852 2.852  6 | |||
| 109. Florida Int'l (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.279 (78) | 2.827 2.827  12 | |||
| 110. Memphis (2 - 5) Schedule: 3.987 (100) | 2.641 2.641  1 | |||
| 111. Akron (1 - 6) Schedule: 4.253 (80) | 2.427 2.427  1 | |||
| 112. Army (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.446 (116) | 2.314 2.314  | |||
| 113. Miami OH (0 - 8) Schedule: 5.228 (29) | 2.273 2.273  | |||
| 114. Ball St (1 - 7) Schedule: 3.562 (113) | 2.052 2.052  | |||
| 115. Tulane (2 - 5) Schedule: 4.359 (73) | 1.79 1.79  | |||
| 116. New Mexico St (3 - 5) Schedule: 3.671 (110) | 1.705 1.705  | |||
| 117. Eastern Michigan (0 - 7) Schedule: 4.016 (99) | 1.27 1.27  1 | |||
| 118. Western Kentucky (0 - 7) Schedule: 4.262 (79) | 1.004 1.004  1 | |||
| 119. Rice (0 - 8) Schedule: 4.512 (60) | 0.998 0.998  | |||
| 120. New Mexico (0 - 7) Schedule: 4.121 (90) | 0.84 0.84  |